The Accidental Getaway Driver is a 2023 American drama film directed by Sing J. Lee, his feature directorial debut and co-written by Lee with Christopher Chen. It is inspired by the 2016 abduction of Long Ma, a Vietnamese American taxi driver in Orange County, by three prison escapees. It stars Hiep Tran Nghia, Phi Vu, Dali Benssalah and Dustin Nguyen.
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| Directed by | Sing J. Lee |
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| Based on | "The Accidental Get Away Driver" by Paul Kix[1] |
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| Cinematography | Michael Cambio Fernandez |
| Edited by | Yang-Hua Hu |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023.
Cast
edit- Hiep Tran Nghia as Long Ma
- Dustin Nguyen as Tay Duong
- Dali Benssalah as Aden
- Phi Vu as Eddie Ly
- Gabrielle Chan as Lan Ma
- Vivien Ngô as Alice
- Cathy Vu as Hanh
- Tiffany Rothman as Linda
- Sharon Sharth as Concierge
- Travon McCall as News Anchor
- Edward Singletary as Motivational Speaker
Production
editProduction took place in 2022 in Little Saigon and Westminster, California.[2][3]
Release
editIt had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023, where Lee received the Directing Award in U.S. Dramatic for the film.[4]
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10.[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 67 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[6]
References
edit- ^ "The Accidental Get Away Driver". GQ. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ Sewordor, Emefa; Sjoquist, David L. (June 2016). "Lights, Camera, Action: The Adoption of State Film Tax Credits". Public Budgeting & Finance. 36 (2): 5–25. doi:10.1111/pbaf.12090. ISSN 0275-1100. S2CID 156311603.
- ^ Sun, Rebecca (January 21, 2023). "Sundance: How the Multicultural Team Behind 'The Accidental Getaway Driver' Sought to Make a Culturally Sensitive Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Accidental Getaway Driver Brings Tears and Asian Pride to Sundance". The Hollywood Reporter . January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "The Accidental Getaway Driver". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ "The Accidental Getaway Driver". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
